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Labour for love, and covet spiritual gifts: and most chiefly for to prophesy.
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Ye are the body of Christ, and members one of another. And God hath also ordained in the congregation, first the apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, then them that do miracles; after that, the gifts of healing, helpers, governors, diversity of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all doers of miracles? read more.
Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? Covet after the best gifts. And yet show I unto you a more excellent way.
Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? Covet after the best gifts. And yet show I unto you a more excellent way.
and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein. If so be that ye have tasted how pleasant the Lord is,
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and am surely certified of this, that he which began a good work in you shall go forth with it until the day of Jesus Christ,
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while we night and day pray exceedingly, that we might see you presently, and might fulfill that which is lacking in your faith.
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and holdeth not the head: whereof all the body by joints and couples receiveth nourishment, and is knit together, and increaseth with the increasing that cometh of God.
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but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord, and saviour Jesus Christ. To whom be glory both now and forever. Amen. {Here ends the Second General Epistle of Peter}
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The path of the righteous shineth as the light, and is ever brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.
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We are bound to thank God always for you brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and every one of you swimmeth in love toward another between yourselves,
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They will go from strength to strength, and unto the God of Gods appeareth every one of them in Zion.
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And this I pray, that your love may increase more and more in knowledge, and in all feeling, that ye might accept things most excellent, that ye might be pure and such as should hurt no man's conscience, until the day of Christ; filled with the fruits of righteousness, which fruits come by Jesus Christ unto the glory and laud of God.
Not as though I had already attained to it, either were already perfect: but I follow, if that I may comprehend that, wherein I am comprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself that I have gotten it: but one thing I say: I forget that which is behind me, and stretch myself unto that which is before me; and press unto that mark appointed, to obtain the reward of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. read more.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus wise minded: and if ye be otherwise minded, I pray God open even this unto you.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus wise minded: and if ye be otherwise minded, I pray God open even this unto you.
that ye might walk worthy of the Lord in all things that please, being fruitful in all good works and increasing in the knowledge of God strengthened with all might, through his glorious power, unto all patience, and long suffering, with joyfulness,
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and the Lord increase you, and make you flow over in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you, to make your hearts that they might be stable and unblamable in holiness before God our father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints.
Wherefore, let us leave the doctrine pertaining to the beginning of a Christian man, and let us go unto perfection, and now no more lay the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of baptism, of doctrine, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection from death, and of eternal judgment. And so will we do, if God permit.
Wherefore, lay aside all maliciousness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and all backbiting: and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein. If so be that ye have tasted how pleasant the Lord is,